The old things I repaired have become fine

Chapter 505 Shen Le: What? A clay figure can drink with a living person, won’t it be exposed?

One clay sculpture after another was thrown towards the pen holder. The pen holder seemed to have an infinite volume, opening its deep mouth to continuously accommodate these clay sculptures.

Shen Le stood by, watching the clay sculptures come and go. The statue of the deity in the temple strode to the front of the pen holder, and a spot of light flew out and fell into the clay sculpture;
Another point of light flew out from the clay sculpture, circling twice before landing in the statue. As it came and went, a gentle vibration sounded continuously:
"give it to you!"

"The young lady's safety is in your hands!"

"Kill a few more Tartars for me!"

"Don't worry! I will never let the Tartars cross the battle line until I am crushed to pieces!"

They laughed heartily and said goodbye reluctantly. There were war spirits, war horses, old Confucian scholars, old officials, and even long-lived farmers, babies who died at birth, and babies taken in by temples...

One by one, the light dots circled and whistled for a few times, then rushed into the statue like fireflies, and it took a long time for them to stop. Then, another batch of light dots poured into the temple:

A gust of cold wind swirled around the altar. After a long while, the incense and candles in front of the main statue began to burn, emitting wisps of smoke. In the smoke, the light spots continued to expand and reveal their true form.

Those were nearby monsters that failed to survive the catastrophe, and their souls were taken in by the temple after death. At this moment, under the cover of incense, they all showed their original appearance:
The weasels that were beaten to death, the foxes that were bitten to death by dogs, the wolves whose spines were cut off, the tigers whose bodies were charred black;

A wild boar that fell into a trap and had its belly pierced, a wild deer that was caught by its legs, a hare that was strangled to death by a snare, with a rope still tied around its neck...

"We are going to fight the Tartars." Amid the crackling sound of candle flames, the main statue stood up and walked down from the altar, standing on the same ground as the monsters:

"The Tartars are powerful and the mountains and rivers are about to collapse. We may not be able to come back after we leave this time, and this place may not be able to protect you anymore...

Would you like to go with us, or follow the young lady, or go out into the woods and find your own way?"

The demons stirred for a while. After a moment, the tiger demon, whose body was burnt black and looked like it had been burned to death, limped forward:
"I failed to survive the tribulation and should have died, but the mountain master took me in and allowed me to survive for decades. The incense that the mountain master gave me also came from the surrounding people...

I am willing to follow the mountain master and kill the Tartars together!"

"I do too!"

The fox, whose skin and flesh were torn apart by the dog and whose throat seemed to be still bleeding, limped forward:
"I used to live in the library of a wealthy family. The family treated me well and provided me with a roast chicken every month... I want to go and see how their family is doing!"

"I want to go too." A black cat stood out from the crowd:

“I was hired by the Liu family. My salary was a bag of salt and ten dried fish, which I have not yet returned to them.

The girl who had been feeding me got married. She was afraid that I would be killed when I got too old, so she let me go. I wanted to see her child..."

He meowed, and made a strange pose on the ground, lowering his head to lick his balls. A black wind blew around him, and a dog demon slowly walked up to him:

"go together!"

"I... don't want to go." An old cow walked forward slowly and mooed loudly. Tears rolled down its eyes and dripped onto the ground:

"I have worked for my master all my life... all my life! Pulling the plow, grinding the mill, pulling the cart, all the heavy work was done by me!
I thought that if I worked hard I would live out my life in peace, but when they saw that I was still alive and well, and had lived longer than an average old cow, they were afraid that I would turn into a monster, so they killed me!"

Black gas billowed out of it, almost extinguishing the incense and candles in front of the altar. The god stepped forward and stretched out his hand to stroke it several times before the black gas was wiped away:
"If you don't want to go, then don't go. It's okay. You don't have to help those people who owe you money. No one can force you to help them. So, what about the others?"

There was a chaotic noise. Soon, the demon souls in front of the god were neatly divided into three rows:
A column of them was thrown at the clay sculpture, attached to the wedding clay statue, and then jumped into the pen holder with the wedding clay statue;
A procession of people threw themselves at the idol in the temple, attached themselves to it, and prepared to follow it to the battle;

Another group knelt on the ground, paid their final respects to the god in the center, then rolled out of the temple gate and disappeared into the wilderness.

After all the demon souls had made their decisions, the general picked up the pen holder and laughed:
"Let's go!"

He took big steps and headed down the mountain. On the flat ground at the foot of the mountain, among the bamboo forest, banana trees, and various trees, there were three small huts.

At this time, a girl in red was sitting on the bed, surrounded by a group of women, each of whom was vying to speak:

"Miss Li, when you get married, don't forget your fellow villagers!"

"Miss Li, that's a wealthy family. Is it really okay for you to marry there alone? Do you want us to help you get married? With more people, they will know you have a backer, so they won't dare to bully you!"

"Miss Li, I heard that the people over there are military descendants... After all this time, they still remember you and come to marry an orphan like you. Will everything be fine in the future?"

"I heard that the place they are guarding is very strategic... Do you really want to go to that village? You don't want to stay in the big city? Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to get down after you go up there?"

Shen Le frowned slightly. This is the time for the girl to get married, and the villagers are worried about her?

Where is her mother?

What about her mother who depends on her for everything?

Already passed away?

What about that little boy back then? Didn't he come to pick up the bride himself? He was a military boy, but the war was so intense, couldn't he spare a moment?

At this moment, the god smiled slightly, pointed the pen holder forward, and gently tapped the bottom of the pen holder.

Inside the pen holder, tiny points of light danced out, and in a blink of an eye, they formed a row of clay sculptures on the ground, and in the blink of an eye, they turned into living human figures.

He can talk and laugh, run and walk. His skin is soft and smooth, and white mist escapes from his mouth and nose with his breath.

Shen Le estimated that if he touched them now, they would feel like normal skin, and definitely not clay sculptures that would fall off with every step...

The procession slightly straightened itself out outside the hut. The leader of the military officers who were riding horses to escort the bride came out on horseback and shouted:
"Does Miss Li live here? We are the retainers of the Wang family, and we are here to welcome the bride on the orders of our master!"

In the thatched cottage, villagers and peasant women rushed out and looked at the team in surprise. The military officer ignored their exclamations, envy and inquiries and just looked into the room quietly.

When Miss Li walked out slowly with a small package on her arm, he slightly turned aside and asked the two maids to come forward.

"Miss Li, do you need to bring anything else? If not, please get in the sedan chair. We still have a long way to go..."

Miss Li slowly raised her head, her eyes swept from the maid to the general, and then to the wedding procession behind. She blinked her beautiful eyes and smiled slightly:

"It's you!"

Oops, did you recognize it?
Did you recognize him as an acquaintance?
She recognized the gods and priests in the temple, the ghosts and gods who had been taking care of her, and she was able to remain calm and smile with joy from the bottom of her heart...

This girl is very nice!
Shen Le also laughed. He watched the girl lean inwards and gently guided her hand;
Watching the "maids" and "house servants" marching into the room, following Miss Li's instructions, they carried out her medicine box, medicine cabinet, and medicine case;

Seeing Miss Li sitting on the sedan chair, the whole team turned around, and the sedan bearers lifted the sedan chair and walked away...

In the distance, a light was lit on the mountain temple, illuminating the way for them.

When the wedding procession was completely out of sight and the lights went out, a black wind rushed out of the temple, whistling and swirling, heading north!

Shen Le stood on tiptoe, took a look at the wedding procession, and could not help but follow the black wind in the temple. The black wind was like a ram's horn, rolling quickly, crossing mountains and ridges.

Climbing over countless hills, wading through countless rivers, and rushing down at high speed:
"coming!"

"coming!"

"The Tartar soldiers are coming!" "They are entering the city!"

"Useless defenders! They can't even defeat this! If I were still alive..."

"Up! Up!"

Ghosts chirped and the black fog rolled down with a roar. The county town below was not without defenders, but they collapsed at the first blow and no one knew where they had gone.
The Tartar soldiers had already begun shouting and laughing as they charged into the city. Some were killing others, some were setting fires, and there were wailing and it was a horrible sight. Amid the screams, the mountain god led the demons and ghosts into the chaos:
A man whose neck had just been cut off and whose head was drooping suddenly jumped up from the ground, grabbed the steel knife, and chopped it down;

A baby who had just been pierced by a spear jumped up high and bit the Tartar soldier's neck.

A young girl was just pressed down on the bed, her clothes torn, and she let out a heart-wrenching cry. The fat cat at home rushed out and scratched the Tartar soldier's vitals...

"There are ghosts! There are ghosts!"

"Enemy attack!"

"Form a formation! Quickly form a formation!"

"Call the shaman..."

The Tartar soldiers exclaimed and began to move closer. They formed into teams, their spears gleaming coldly, and a cloud of murderous aura rose up, which was how they managed to keep the swirling black air out.

Then, the shamans in the team leaned on their bone sticks, shook their bells, and began to sing and dance. An inexplicable force pulled the team's strength towards the black energy:

"kill!"

Black air rolled in. There were cries and shouts in the city. The remaining people tumbled and crawled, carrying the old and the young to flee to the city gate.
The black air fell on the corpses one by one, and the corpses stood up one after another, blocking the people:

Shen Le stood nearby and could see those gods and demons. Their illusory bodies were flowing with golden, silver, and black blood, and their figures were becoming increasingly faint and thin.

Even so, they attached themselves to different corpses and charged towards the army again and again:

"kill!"

"Kill the Tartars!"

"Stop the Tartars and let the people go first!"

"After a hundred years of offering incense and worship, the opportunity to repay the people is today!"

Shen Le stared at them silently until an inexplicable force pulled his perspective back to the wedding procession. When the villagers were out of sight, the wedding procession began to change rapidly.

The warriors also revealed their true forms, and the monsters stopped pretending, revealing their cat heads, dog heads, and fox tails one by one.

Wrapped in a cloud of black fog, it sped forward, crossing mountains and ridges. Even if it couldn't catch up with an airplane, it was a bit like the speed of a high-speed train. What was even more terrifying was that it was completely unconstrained by the terrain:

"Hurry up! Hurry up! Hurry up! We have to get to the man's house before the sun rises and find a place to stop so that we can get married on time tomorrow!"

"Don't worry! It's no problem! - Fox Three, are you okay? Can your legs run?"

"I can run! Don't worry! My leg may look scary, but it's actually healed a long time ago. I'm not afraid of exerting too much strength anymore!"

"Tu Yi, watch over Tu Er to Tu Ba and hold the sedan chair steady! If you bump the young lady over, I won't forgive you!"

"No, no! Absolutely not! We usually jump when we walk, but it doesn't mean we will jump when carrying a sedan chair! - Besides, we have stuffed vanilla into the sedan chair, so the lady won't get dizzy!"

"Tiger Vanguard, Tiger Patrol General, can you still lift the Mountain God Seal? Do you want someone else to lift it?"

“No… huhu… no problem… huhu… I can lift it… huhu huhu…”

The team was surrounded by black fog, and they cut through the thorns and moved forward on the mountain road. They set out in the middle of the night, and when the sky was about to dawn, they actually walked three or four hundred miles on the mountain road and stopped in an underground cave.

After resting for a whole day, at dusk the next day, with music and drums resounding, they entered the man's house openly!

"Ah, this... I can actually get in... I won't be exposed like this..."

Shen Le was stunned. However, this group of gods and the wedding procession openly placed the dowry in the son-in-law's yard, open to the groom's relatives to see;
She sat at the table openly, toasted with the man's relatives, and even exchanged experiences on beating the Tartars;

The maidservants accompanied Miss Li to the wedding ceremony and sent her to the bridal chamber...

"You really got married!"

The little boy back then, now a young military commander, grabbed the bride's slender hand, his face glowing with joy:
"I thought you were unwilling to come... It's so far away, such a dangerous military camp, and the families of our soldiers who moved here all wanted to find a chance to leave. I really didn't know you would come..."

"Of course I will come." Miss Li shook his hand back, smiling sweetly and expectantly:

"Over the years, you have been writing to me and visiting me whenever you have time. After my mother passed away, it was thanks to you that you sent people to visit her from time to time that those people didn't dare to take advantage of her.

Don't worry, as long as you are here, I will not leave, wherever you go, I will go there!"

The young general flirted with her for a long time, and then went out to greet the bridegroom. He knew the leading officers, all of whom were uncles who had lived near the temple when he was a child and taught him martial arts.

that is really good!
With the arrival of this group of people, they will be more confident in defending the military camp!

However, these uncles did not stay for long. After the wedding, they said goodbye to the man and left with the drummers and servants carrying the dowry:

"Miss, we can't stay out for long. Be careful." The leading military officer found an opportunity and earnestly reminded Miss Li:

"We usually sleep in the statue. If you encounter any difficulties, you can call us at any time. Don't be too stingy with these dowries. Living a comfortable life is the real life!"

The wedding procession turned back into clay sculptures, which became smaller one by one and jumped into the pen holder one after another. Only the full dowry, furniture, silk, clothes and jewelry were left, neatly stacked in the room.

Miss Li didn't care much about these dowries. Not long after she got married, she returned to her old job, carrying a medicine box, walking around and treating people everywhere:
The place where she married was a military camp standing on a high mountain, which the peasant women from her mother's family called "a very dangerous camp".

The entire military camp, which was a flat area on the top of the mountain, was three miles long from east to west and only two miles wide from north to south, Shen Le heard from local soldiers talking about it.

The palm-sized area was packed with defenders and civilians, and space had to be left for the parade ground, armory, command post, and even the city wall.

In the second month after Miss Li got married, the Tartars attacked the city. The young general, his father, brothers, uncles, and other generals in the city all climbed up to the top of the city wall and fought fiercely with swords.

Miss Li worked with the military doctors in the rear, cleaning, bandaging, and injecting medicine...

"Help, help!"

"Save people!"

"Quick! Quick! Brother Wang is injured!"

"Sister-in-law, it's great to have you here... There are never enough military doctors. There are never enough military doctors in every war..."

Shen Le smiled slightly. A military family, the commander of a military camp, and a female doctor, they supported each other and weathered the hard times together. Will they live a good life in the future?
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